i LOVE LOVE LOVE this song! omg its so amazing! everything about it is just ahhhh..he shoulda DEFINATELY released this..it coulda been a bside 2 somethin off sign o the times

Moonwalkbjrain said:

I love it 2!

One of my favorite unreleased songs! It's a some incredible alternate version (rock...).

i like both versions

avatarfunk said:

there are TWO versions!?!
lordy.....

I believe that there actually are 3 versions if I'm not mistaken. This is one of my favorite P songs of all time and I love the version which was on the final "Dream Factory" configuration

Averett said:

maybe more.....


i love the version with wendy and lisa screaming "witness for the prosecution".

then there is a version that sounds just like wendy singing a muted "witness for the prosecution".. me no care for that version.

sosgemini said:

damn! what are there like hundreds of versions of this friggin song floatin around?!!?!

Warners would not allow this song to be released because it was too contreversial.
The song attempts to blend the themes of vaginas (Prince was obsessed with that theme at this time) with dihydrogen monoxide (Prince thought WB was poisoning his drinking supply with this stuff), and God.

They felt it was an inappropriate blend of the themes. Although in the bible Jesus actually came into contact with didydrogen monoxide several times, Warners still felt it was too contreversial.

Good song though.

AsianBomb777 said:

You know that Prince ditty "G-Spot" was originally called "V-Spot"

"V" is for Vagina

I like the rock version the best

[Edited 4/23/05 9:41am]

sosgemini said:

I don't like the version with wendy and lisa and eric in the background. They get in the way of that hard rockin groove! I like the bare version best.

I know of two versions of Witness 4 the Prosecution, one that is more funk and the other more rockish, but they are close enough to each other. The song "swells" as soon as the vocals start -- it starts with what would be a climax in any other song, but actually builds from that. By the time you reach the middle, you have goose bumps and it's far from over. It's a crime that one of his most intense songs was never released, but it's easy to see why -- Wendy and Lisa tinkered with Prince's initial idea and it became more of a Revolution song, which made it a prime candidate to be dropped once the band was dissolved. It is one of the songs Prince would have liked to release in the late 90's for an eventual reunion with W&L, for the RoadHouse Garden project.

Averett said:

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Didn't know that, but would just like to say that Prince's version of G-Spot is GREAT from start to finish, and far superior to Jill Jones'.
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sosgemini said:

Gotta co-sign your pick for favorite version. The girls just add even more power to the tune for me

Eye absolutely love love love love love love this song too!

Has he ever performed it in a concert or after show gig?

That would be 2 hotttt!